Words / A1

SKAIRKR-oh/ˈskeəkrəʊ/

A scarecrow is a figure of a person made of old clothes and straw, put in a field to frighten birds away from crops. Countable: a scarecrow, scarecrows. Write one word: scarecrow. A snowman is a figure of snow, not straw; a statue is of stone or metal. Mix-up: scare (to frighten) + crow (the black bird) as two list words — here it is one thing.

Meaning

A figure of a person made of old clothes and straw, put in a field to frighten birds.

Examples

• “The scarecrow is in the corn field.”
• “The crows sat on the scarecrow anyway.”
• “Dad made a scarecrow from an old shirt.”

Good to know

a scarecrow (one word, field). Contrast: snowman (snow), statue (stone). Mix-up: scare + crow.

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